hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to make merry; to be festive
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
occurrence; happening; incident; event
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
this sort of; this type of
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy